North Carolina’s seeding prediction may be slipping due to key injury

USA TODAY Sports has released its bracketology, and North Carolina has been slipping a tad recently.

The Tar Heels are currently the No. 6 seed in the East Region. UNC finished the regular season 24-7 overall and 12-6 in ACC play. The reasoning for the drop is largely due to the season-ending injury of All-ACC forward Caleb Wilson. Before his injury, Wilson was averaging 19.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.

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Here is how the East Region shapes up, with the regional finals being played in Washington, D.C.

No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 UMBC/ Bethune-Cookman.

No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 9 UCLA

No. 5 Vanderbilt vs. No. 12 Northern Iowa

No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 13 Utah Valley

No. 6 North Carolina vs. No. 11 Missouri

No. 3 Iowa State vs. No. 14 Troy

No. 7 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 10 UCF

No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 15 Merrimack

Here are some other notables from USA Today’s latest bracketology:

March Madness last four in

Santa Clara, Virginia Commonwealth, SMU, and Indiana.

March Madness first four out

Cincinnati, West Virginia, Auburn, Stanford.

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NCAA tournament bids conference breakdown

Multi-bid leagues: SEC (10), Big Ten (10), ACC (8), Big 12 (8), Big East (3), West Coast (3), Atlantic 10 (2), Mountain West (2).

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